function strncmp(str1, str2, lgth) {
  //       discuss at: http://phpjs.org/functions/strncmp/
  //      original by: Waldo Malqui Silva
  //         input by: Steve Hilder
  //      improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  //       revised by: gorthaur
  // reimplemented by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me)
  //        example 1: strncmp('aaa', 'aab', 2);
  //        returns 1: 0
  //        example 2: strncmp('aaa', 'aab', 3 );
  //        returns 2: -1

  var s1 = (str1 + '')
    .substr(0, lgth);
  var s2 = (str2 + '')
    .substr(0, lgth);

  return ((s1 == s2) ? 0 : ((s1 > s2) ? 1 : -1));
}